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Chalcosiinae
Eterusia repleta
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Chalcosiinae
Genera

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Cyclosia papilionaris, female

Chalcosiinae is a subfamily of the Zygaenidae. They contain very many species, which are however usually little known. Prominent sexual dimorphism, bright aposematic coloration and mimicry complexes are widespread.

This subfamily contains the following genera [1][2]

References

  1. ^ Wikispecies: Chalcosiinae. Version of 14:15, 7 November 2006. Wikispecies is not overly reliable for Lepidoptera and should be replaced by a scientific source.
  2. ^ Subfamily Chalcosiinae synonymic list at Butterflies and Moths of the World, Natural History Museum